COMPOSERS: Schumann
LABELS: Brilliant
ALBUM TITLE: Schumann
WORKS: Genoveva
PERFORMER: Fischer-Dieskau, Moser, Schreier, Schröter, Vogel; Berlin Radio Choir; Gewandhausorchester Lepizig/Masur
CATALOGUE NO: 95117
Schumann’s opera is handicapped by his inane libretto, but the music is striking, the Wagnerian choruses especially. Masur’s strongly cast 1976 recording remains the finest.